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| The amount of long-distance trade and travel increased dramatically in the 1400s. For the first time, far-off parts of the world began to be linked. For this reason, this period marks the beginning of what historians call the first global age. |
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| The sacred book of Islam. |
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| Prized Chinese silks had been carried westward along them for more than 2,000 years. |
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| Group of people who traveled together for safety. |
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| Large town that has its own government and controls the sorrounding countryside. |
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| Several generations live in one household. |
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| Sharing a common ancestor. |
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| Anyone rich or poor could achieve salvation or everlasting life. |
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| It sent out missionaries, people who spread Christian teachings across Europe. |
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| Is a form of government in which ordianry citizens have the power to govern. |
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| A system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them. |
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| System of rule by lords who ruled their lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch. |
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| The lord's castle and the lands around it. |
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| Series of wars fought by Christians to control the holy land. |
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| Helped sailors determine their latitude while at sea |
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| What was a great Burst of learning? |
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